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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1951
Page
6
The Clermont Courier issued weekly publication details listing editors and roles. Gerald B Fortney and Thomas Fortney are named as editors with Moore as associate editor and the paper notes an eight month term.
The Emporia Gazette quotes Woodrow Wilson on liberty and government power, noting that concentration of power endangers freedom. The piece laments modern tax and socialist pressures, urging Americans to resist centralized authority to avoid becoming enslaved.
Mrs. Mart Smith of Amelia identified August Oskamp in last week’s album earning a $4 cash award as he is celebrated as a prominent Clermont County stock raiser. Born in Cincinnati in 1833, he served as a Civil War veterinary surgeon at Camp Dennison and helped veterans and merchants start in business. He owned a 20 room farm north of Milford with grand stables and a Kennels, trotting and draft horses, and a large family of animals. He was a generous benefactor to Cincinnati merchants and built a showplace farm with many assets.
Contest notice from The Clermont Album offering a $2 prize for the quickest correct identification of a pictured man born in Moscow and described as a doctor and former blacksmith. The first winner plus five runners up receive a free Historical Sketch etching. entrants must time their submission from courier arrival. prizes limited to one cash win per person. other entries acknowledged.
Mrs. Kate Busch of Cincinnati, visiting Germany, finds a horseshoe shaped plate unearthed at a funeral. The plate bears the name K Hoerner, matching her mother’s coffin and confirming an old German custom that graves may be reused after fifty years. She plans to bring the relic home. Mrs. Busch is sister to Charles Hoerner of Batavia.
Fifty years on from Parker Academy founders James K Parker and wife, Clermontville, a reunion of notable alumni will occur Thursday June 27 1901. Judge Frank Davis Dr Will Shaw Rev Rader Burnet and others will deliver short addresses honoring their preceptor.
A sermon argues Americans must seek spiritual readiness amid world tensions. It cites the examples of Jesus, Paul, John the Baptist, and the value of disciplined daily life. The piece urges earnest prayer and adherence to the ten commandments to equip Christians for service.
Two Batavia youths, Hugh C Nichols and Forest K Ely, won prizes for essays on Evidence at Cincinnati Law School. Amy Dean Davis, a famed Batavia girl, graduates with high honors from Vassar College and at four o clock marries Joseph C McCoy of New York.
The piece presents a wartime poem with lines about elders, faith, and Job, attributed to Sheila Stinson Edna Hamilton and Josephine Bailey Doyle. It notes submission addresses in Ohio and Cincinnati and mentions a periodical source, Saturday Evening Post, as context.
Poem wishing a son fair dreams and honest life. It imagines a child growing with dignity, laughter, and love. The speaker hopes the boy avoids greed, finds time to enjoy life, and meets a kind partner to share his days, ending with a wish for peace at home.
A scanned quiz asks which figures or items suit various hints. It lists names such as Budge Shields Gonzales and asks about poets rhymes and stage roles, plus a foreign money matching section. It also categories scores from poor to very superior.
Montie writes of Memorial Day memory and a Legionnaires’ veterans parade. He recalls flag planting at cemeteries, honors for fallen service members, and a hope to reunite with old comrades in a future gathering.
A brief poetic toast from Don' Va hn in the Cincinnati Enquirer wishing strength through conflict and joy, and a wish to remain youthful with passing years.
Mrs Fannie Kennedy of Batavia Ohio was appointed Conference Director of Intermediate Work for the Lexington Conference of the Methodist Church by Rev Clarence T R Nelson. She has led Youth Work as District Director for three years and will be succeeded by Benjamin Ward of Cincinnati. The Lexington Conference covers Negro Churches in seven states.
A local orchestra event features Miss Ann Ryan performing in Amelia Ohio. For reservations contact Floyd Rath for seating and details.
Stonelick Valley Baptist Church and Woodville Church plan a picnic at Ft Ancient Park on Sunday June 10. After lunch a 2 30 p m service will be held on the grounds followed by children’s games. Everyone is invited.
R. J. McGinnis will be the featured speaker at a meeting of the Clermont County Republican Women's Club and the Republican Citizens' Club to be held at the Williamsburg School on June 14.
Mrs. Sarah Donkle of Ft. Atkinson Wisconsin bowled a 525 series with an Eastern Star Ladies team. A Darmstadt Germany blind man arrested for riding a motorcycle cited a sixth sense as his guide. A two way TV eyes workers for promotion. British researchers failed to build a ten million ton ice aircraft carrier. In Geneva a plainclothes detective seized a sinister figure who turned out to be another plainclothes man.
The Amelia High School Alumni Association hosts its annual dinner and dance for members and guests at the school on Saturday June 9 starting at 7 p m. The program will feature Cliff Lash and his WLW-T orchestra.
A fragment listing possible answers for a quiz item titled TEST YOUR I Q. Names include Jenner Frank Shields and a reference to The King and I with options Rupee Franc Drachma Sol.
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